Events
#LoveVolunteering - ST HELENS VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT FAIR
Calling all St Helens VCFSE organisations! - Our Volunteers’ Week Recruitment Fair is your chance to shine.Meet potential volunteers, promote your opportunities, and raise the profile of your work in the community.Spaces are free — but limited — so get your organisation signed up and make sure you’re part of this borough‑wide celebration.
St Helens JUNE 2026 VCFSE Forum
Join us for our JUNE 2026 Voluntary Sector Forum — a space where ideas spark, connections grow, and the St Helens VCSE community comes together with purpose. Get ready for an energising morning at the St Helens VCSE Forum, filled with opportunity, collaboration, and that unmistakable community spirit that drives our borough forward. We’ll ease into the day with a warm welcome and time to catch up with colleagues old and new over coffee from 9:30am — the perfect moment to settle in, share updates, and start the conversations that matter. As the clock approaches 10:00am, we’ll gather to begin the session at the ever‑welcoming Willowbrook Living Well, setting the tone for a morning of shared learning, sector insights, and collective ambition. Whether you’re a seasoned leader, a new volunteer, or somewhere in between, this forum offers a friendly, open space to connect, contribute, and feel part of something bigger.
Halton's June VCFSE Forum
Halton's June VCFSE Forum meeting will be on Thursday 11th of June from 9.30am. The meeting will be held at Halton & St Helens VCA, St Marie's, Lugsdale Road, Widnes, WA8 6DB. We will hear from sector representative, VCA staff team, HBC staff members, and more. The forum is the perfect stage to showcase your organisation and hear about what else is happening in the borough. Join us and take time to engage and update one another on projects and activities, as well as touching base with the local Council and NHS organisations. To book a place click on the register now button. The meeting will run till 11am, and the space will remain open giving you the chance to network over a hot drink.
AI for Community Organisations
In this AI Tools for Beginners session, we’ll explore a range of free and easy-to-use AI tools that can help save time, spark ideas, and make everyday work tasks quicker.
Together we’ll look at tools such as ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, Canva, NotebookLM, and Google Lens, with live demonstrations and opportunities to practise using them.
All of the tools covered offer free accounts, making them accessible for charities, community organisations, and public sector teams.
What you’ll learn
• What generative AI tools are and how they work • How to use AI safely and responsibly in community organisations • Simple ways AI can help with writing, planning, and communication • Using AI to support creative work and new ideas • Smarter ways of working using AI as a helpful assistant • Tips for getting better results from AI tools
How the session works
The session is interactive and practical, so the number of tools we explore will depend on the pace of the group, participant questions, and how much time people want to spend practising.
The focus is on helping you leave feeling confident using AI, rather than racing through a long list of tools.
This session is ideal for
• Staff and volunteers in community organisations • Small charities and CICs • Community project workers and coordinators • Anyone curious about AI but unsure where to begin
No previous experience with AI is needed.
Telling your story with impact
What – this one is useful for funding bids, social media and generally telling people about what you do in an engaging way – delivered by Thirty Three Percent marketing agency
Telling your story with impact
Delivered by the Thirty Three Percent team, a business support and marketing agency, this will provide guidance in
- Understanding what makes a story impactful
- Telling your story in a way that encourages participation from different audiences
- Using a range of tools to practice how you communicate about your work
An introduction to Flourish Social Investment for the VCFSE Sector
Volunteer Co-ordinators Network Meeting
If you do any of the following, this meeting is for you:
creating roles for volunteersrecruiting, onboarding and inducting volunteerssupporting and supervising volunteerstroubleshooting volunteer issueshighlighting the role volunteers play in the organisation and evaluating their impactensuring that the experience of volunteering is inclusive and accessibletraining and developing volunteers and helping them progress into new roles.Join us and help shape the future agenda.
Setting Up Your Community Organisation, Charity or Community Interest Company
Feel Good Friday - Mental Health Wellbeing Pop Up Event
This will be an opportunity for you to book a stall to showcase your services at our next marketplace event. The agenda for the event will be:
10am - 2.30pm : Open marketplace to partners and the wider public - bring along your clients to help then find out what other support is out there in the community.
Can you deliver an activity as an interactive session (in the same room as the event) such as crafts etc ? Please get in touch to discuss how this might be resourced.
The event will be marketed to the public with the following:
Feel Good Friday — St Helens, this one’s for you
Feel Good Friday is a pop‑up event bringing together charities and community groups from across St Helens who are working every day to support people’s wellbeing. It’s a chance to meet the teams behind local services, hear what they offer, and make connections that can genuinely make life a bit easier.No pressure and no hard sell — just real people, useful conversations, and support that’s right on your doorstep.
Halton's July VCFSE Forum
Halton's July VCFSE Forum meeting will be on Tuesday the 7th of July from 9.30am. The meeting will be held at Halton & St Helens VCA, St Marie's, Lugsdale Road, Widnes, WA8 6DB. We will hear from sector representative, VCA staff team, HBC staff members, and more. The forum is the perfect stage to showcase your organisation and hear about what else is happening in the borough. Join us and take time to engage and update one another on projects and activities, as well as touching base with the local Council and NHS organisations. To book a place click on the register now button. The meeting will run till 11am, and the space will remain open giving you the chance to network over a hot drink.
Enjoy the last forum before a break for the summer.